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punish someone by something to discipline someone by doing something. The headmaster punished the children by forcing them to go to bed early. She punished herself by not eating. punish someone for something to discipline someone for [doing] something. Someone will punish you for what you did. Please don't punish me for doing it. I'm sorry. punish someone with something to use something to discipline someone. The captain punished the sailor with the lash. Sally threatened to punish Timmy with a spanking. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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